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-July
11,
1976
Sunday
Coiette-Mail
-------Â·-"-
Charleston.
Wwl
Virginia
By
Dave
Anderson
(C.),\.Y.
Timt,
Service
NEW
YORK-The
argument
for
the
All-
Star
game
is
argument
itself.
Nothing
else
in
baseball
guarantees
such
controversy
and
conversation.
No
matter
which
starting
players
the
fans
elect,
debate
develops
over
some.
No
matter
which
pitchers
and
other
players
the
rival
managers
select,
debate
develops
over
some.
That's
healthy.
At
the
Olympics,
for
example,
there
is
more
talk
of
politicians
than
athletes.
But
the
most
unusual
All-Star
argument
this
year
involves
Mark
Fidrych,
the
Detroit
Tigers'
rookie
who
may
be
the
American
League's
starting
pitcher,
and
Thurman
Munson,
the
New
York
Yankees'
catcher
who
was
knighted
by
the
fans
for
the
opening
lineup.
Nearly
two
weeks
ago
Thurman
Munson
grumbled
at
Mark
Fidrych's
antics
after
"The
Bird"
had
stopped
the
Yankees,
7-1,
while
talking
to
the
baseball
and
smoothing
the
mound
as
if
he
were
a
gardener.
"If
he
pulls
that
stuff
in
New
York
"
the
Yankee
catcher
growled,
"We'll
take
care
of
him."
Informed
by
newsmen
of
Munson's
unkind
words,
the
21-year-old
rookie
remained
in
character,
as
a
character
always
should.
"Who's
Thurman
Munson?"
the
rookie
asked.
"He's
the
Yankees'
catcher,"
he
was
told.
"Did
he
play
tonight?"
the
rookie
asked.
"No,"
he
was
told.
"He's
got
a
bad
leg."
"Then
the
hell
with
him,"
Fidrych
said.
But
now
Fidrych
and
Munson
might
be
the
American
League
battery
in
Philadelphia
Tuesday
night,
possibly
with
the
Tigers'
rookie
as
the
starter.
Fidrych
professes
not
to
know
all
the
hitters
he
faces,
which
would
explain
his
ignorance
of
Munson's
identity.
But
if
Munson
is
his
catcher,
an
introduction
and
an
armistice
would
be
appropriate.
With
a
9.2
won-lost
record
and
a
1.78
earned
run
average,
Fidrych
would
appear
to
have
earned
the
nomination
as
the
starter
from
Darrell
Johnson,
the
Boston
Red
Sox
manager
who
will
be
the
resident
genius
in
the
American
League
dugout.
*
*
*
FIDRYCH
would
be
only
the
second
rookie
pitcher
to
start
a
All-Star
game.
The
other
was
Dave
Stenhouse
of
the
Washington
Senators
in
1962
when
there
were
two
All-Star
games.
He
started
at
Wrigley
Field
in
the
second
game
that
year.
He
had
a
10-4
record
and
a
2.73
earned
run
average
then,
but
he
finished
with
an
11-12
record.
He
followed
with
records
of
3-9
and
2-7
and
disappeared
from
the
majors.
Darrell
Johnson
has
only
four
other
established
starting
pitchers
to
choose
from-Catfish
Hunter,
Luis
Tiant.
Frank
Tanana
and
Bill
Travers.
Johnson
selected
four
relief
pitchers--Sparky
Lyle.
Rpllie
Fingers,
Dave
LaRoche
and
Rich
Gossage
of
the
Baltimore
Orioles.
Naturally,
an
argument
ensued.
Palmer
called
Johnson
and
"idoit"
and
Garland
expressed
"disappointment,"
but
Johnson
can't
satisfy
everybody.
Neither
can
Sparky
Anderson,
the
Cincinnati
Reds
manager
whose
brainwaves
will
be
bouncing
off
the
National
League
dugout.
Anderson
is
being
criticized
for
not
choosing
any
of
the
Philadelphia
Phillies
pitchers,
notably
Jim
Lonborg
and
Jim
Kaat
of
the
Eastern
leaders.
But
both
managers
were
restricted
by
the
rule
that
requires
each
team
to
be
representative.
Johnson
also
neglected
to
name
Henry
Aaron,
the
man
with
753
home
runs
who
had
been
on
All-Star
teams
for
21
consecutive
seasons.
Perhaps
each
manager
should
be
permitted
one
sentimental
choice
with
at
least
15
years'
experience
in
61,000
Fans
To
Watch
PHILADELPHIA
(
A
P
)
-
The
largest
All-Star
Game
crowd
in
more
than
20
years
is
expected
to
jam
Veteran's
Stadium
Tuesday
night
for
the
47th
renewal
of
baseball's
midsummer
dash
of
the
American
and
National
Leagues.
More
than
61,000
fans
will
watch
a
new-
look
American
League
team
try
to
shake
off
an
All-Star
slump
that
has
seen
the
Nationals
win
12
of
the
last
13
meetings.
The
last
time
the
All-Stars
drew
that
many
fans
was
1954
when
68,751
turned
out
at
Cleveland
to
watch
an
11-9
AL
victory.
Those
were
the
days
when
the
Americans
dominated
this
series.
But
the
Nationals
have
reversed
that
trend
with
winning
streaks
of
eight
straight
and
a
current
four
in
a
row
for
an
over-all
series
lead
of
27-18.
The
1961
game
ended
in
a
tie.
Randy
Jones
Will
Start
For
N.L.
Club
CINCINNATI
(AP)
-
Randy
Jones
of
the
San
Diego
Padres,
the
winningest
pitcher
in
the
major
leagues
this
year
with
a
16-3
record,
w
i
l
l
be
the
N
a
t
i
o
n
a
l
League's
starting
pitcher
in
Tuesday
night's
All-Star
Game,
NL
Manager
Sparky
Anderson
of
the
Cincinnati
Reds
said
Saturday.
Anderson
said
the
only
thing
that
would
keep
him
from
starting
the
Padres'
ace
lefthander
would
be
if
San
Diego
Manager
John
McNamara
uses
him
in
Saturday's
or
Sunday's
games.
McNamara
has
said
he
would
consider
using
Jones
as
a
reliever
if
it
would
help
him
gain
his
17th
victory,
which
would
tie
the
major
league
record,
held
by
Oakland's
Vida
Blue,
for
the
most
victories
by
a
pitcher
prior
to
an
All-Star
Game.
Most
Unusual
All-Star
Game
Dispute
Involves
'The
Bird
9
Fidrych
and
Munson
board,
the
American
League
is
entitled
to
try
to
win.
If
it's
a
show
of
stars,
perhaps
the
players
should
only
take
batting
practice.
But
in
its
obsession,
the
American
League
office
has
intruded
unfairly
on
the
pennant
race
by
directing
that
All-Star
pitchers
not
start
the
previous
Sunday's
games
in
order
to
be
rested
for
an
All-Star
appearance.
When
the
Atlanta
Braves
announced
that
Henry
Aaron
would
not
be
used
at
Cincinnati
in
the
opening
series
of
the
1974
season
in
order
that
he
might
tie
and
break
Babe
Ruth's
homerun
record
in
Atlanta,
Commissioner
Bowie
Kuhn
intervened.
The
Braves
were
tampering
with
the
integrity
of
the
pennant
race.
So
is
the
American
League
in
its
directive.
Billy
Martin
of
the
Yankees
isn't
the
only
manager
who
disagrees
with
the
directive.
"And
if
I
were
picking
the
team,"
Martin
says,
"I'd
pick
two
starters
and
the
rest
relief
pitchers.
I
don't
think
starting
pitchers
throw,
as
hard
in
the
All-Star
game
as
they
do
during
this
regular
season.
They're
afraid
to
get
hurt.
But
relief
pitchers
are
used
to
throwing
hard
for
one
or
two
innings.
That's
what
you
want
anyway.
You
couldn't
pay
me
to
go
to
an
All-
Star
game,
but
if
I'm
the
manager,
I'll
try
to
win
it."
If
the
Yankees
qualify
for
the
World
Series
this
year,
Billy
Martin
will
be
the
American
League
manager
at
Yankee
Stadium
in
next
year's
All-Star
game.
Stand
by
for
a
few
even
louder
arguments.
Thurman
Muoson
May
Team
With'Bird'
addition
to
the
28-man
squads.
That
surely
would
prompt
another
argument.
*
*
*
IN
FORMING
his
pitching
staff,
Johnson
has
been
accused
of
trying
to
win,
as
if
that
were
wrong.
But
for
the
American
League,
showing
off
the
stars
went
out
of
style
as
the
National
League
won
12
of
the
last
13
games.
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